Singer Aretha Franklin performs onstage during the 2008 MusiCares person of the year honoring Aretha Franklin held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 8, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.Photo by: Kevin Winter

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 19: Aretha Franklin performs onstage during the "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives" Premiere Concert during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at Radio City Music Hall on April 19, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)Photo by: Theo Wargo

Singer Aretha Franklin (C) stands with U.S. military personnel as they attend a media conference for the 2003 "NFL Kickoff Live from the National Mall" September 3, 2003 in Washington, DC. Thousands of U.S. military personnel are expected to attend a concert featuring Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Britney Spears, Aerosmith and Good Charlotte September 4 in Washington, DC. Photo by: Frank Micelotta

Aretha Franklin performs onstage at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Commemorates Its 25th Year And Honors Founder Sir Elton John During New York Fall Gala at Cathedral of St. John the Divine on November 7, 2017 in New York City. Photo by: Dimitrios Kambouris

Singer Aretha Franklin performs onstage during the 2008 MusiCares person of the year honoring Aretha Franklin held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 8, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.Photo by: Kevin Winter

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 19: Aretha Franklin performs onstage during the "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives" Premiere Concert during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at Radio City Music Hall on April 19, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)Photo by: Theo Wargo

Singer Aretha Franklin (C) stands with U.S. military personnel as they attend a media conference for the 2003 "NFL Kickoff Live from the National Mall" September 3, 2003 in Washington, DC. Thousands of U.S. military personnel are expected to attend a concert featuring Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Britney Spears, Aerosmith and Good Charlotte September 4 in Washington, DC. Photo by: Frank Micelotta

Aretha Franklin performs onstage at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Commemorates Its 25th Year And Honors Founder Sir Elton John During New York Fall Gala at Cathedral of St. John the Divine on November 7, 2017 in New York City. Photo by: Dimitrios Kambouris